Constructing a scale to evaluate the academic and personal qualities of faculty members at the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Salahaddin University-Erbil from the students’ point of view

Abstract

The research aims to develop a scale for evaluating the academic and personal characteristic of faculty members in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. And to reveal the academic and personal traits of the faculty members in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Salahaddin University-Erbil from the perspective of students, considering variations based on gender and academic levels. To obtain these objectives, a descriptive analytical approach was utilized, relying on a questionnaire as a tool for data collection. The study sample consisted of students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, where 111 male and female students were selected to construct the scale. After following the necessary steps to construct the scale, the researcher applied it to another sample of college students, totaling 150 male and female students. The research results showed no statistically significant differences between the average scores based on gender, male and female, in academic and personal characteristic. There were also no statistically significant differences in the average scores of academic and personal traits according to (educational stages) in the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences from the students' perspective. Furthermore, the faculty members of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences are characterized by a good understanding of the educational material they present, in addition, demonstrate a strong commitment to their work. Based on this, the researcher recommended adopting the mentioned traits in the scale as fundamental criteria for evaluating the performance of faculty members in colleges of Physical Education and Sports Sciences.